Blue Gold: The Sweet Story of Peru’s Blueberry Boom
September 12th, 2024
Courtesy of The Economist, an article on how Peru’s farmers have transformed the blueberry market in only ten years: Peru’s blueberry harvest is just beginning, and Ivan Jauregui, an agronomist, looks excited. At a farm he oversees about 100km north of Lima, the capital, workers are gently twisting the fruit from their bushes. Staff in a […]
Read more »China’s Port Power
August 25th, 2024
Via The Wire, a report on a massive new Chinese-owned port in Peru that is set to extend the country’s influence in South America: Chancay Port Terminal, Peru. Credit: Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros del Perú via Flickr Five years ago, Chancay was just an ordinary tourist town about 50 miles from Peru’s capital, Lima, with its […]
Read more »Seeds of Success: Rise of Peru’s Billion-Dollar Blueberry Sector
August 6th, 2024
Via Latinometrics, a look at Peru’s blueberry sector: Carlos Gereda was the spark that lit Peru’s blueberry boom of the past decade. He asked a simple question: “Can blueberries grow in Peru?” In 2006, he brought 14 varieties from Chile to see which ones adapted well to the Peruvian climate. He may have taken inspiration […]
Read more »China Makes a Port Play in Peru
July 22nd, 2024
Via the Wall Street Journal, commentary on China’s Chancay port investment in Peru: Donald Trump’s recruitment of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate may be about the worst news the country could receive on the heels of the former president’s brush with a would-be assassin’s bullet. Mr. Trump’s resilience after the attempt on […]
Read more »China and Peru: Forging Stronger Economic and Tech Ties – Starting With Chancay Port
July 18th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on closer ties between China and Peru: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Peruvian counterpart Dina Boluarte have agreed to strengthen economic and technology ties between their two nations, including joint efforts in building a Pacific trade hub. As part of Boluarte’s first state visit to China, the […]
Read more »Peru Follows the Money to China
June 17th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at Peru’s pursuit of Chinese investment: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will pay a weeklong visit to China at the end of June – the first head of state to do so in nearly a decade. While there, she will meet with the CEOs of Huawei and BYD and with principals […]
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